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Geneva is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
County Roads 35 and 45 are main routes in the community. Interstate 35
is nearby. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a
total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km2), of which 0.52 square miles
(1.35 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. The elevation is 1,227 ft
(374 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2010, there were 555 people, 220
households, and 152 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,067.3 inhabitants per square
mile (412.1/km2). There were 228 housing units at an
average density of 438.5 per square mile (169.3/km2).
The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% White, 0.2%
Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more
races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the
population.

There were 220 households of which 35.9% had children
under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married
couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder
with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder
with no wife present, and 30.9% were non-families. 25.5%
of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9%
had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.52 and the
average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the city was 38.3 years. 27.2% of
residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between
the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 26.3%
were from 45 to 64; and 13.7% were 65 years of age or
older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and
50.5% female.

GENEVA,
settled in 1855-56, was organized May 11, 1858. Its village in sections
7 and 8, platted in the winter of 1856-57, had been named by
Edwin C. Stacy, the first postmaster there and the first
probate judge for the county, "in remembrance of
Geneva, N.Y.," whence the large adjoining lake and the
township received the same name. It was incorporated November 24, 1889;
the post office, begun in 1856, was located first in the O. G.
Goodnature home, with John Heath and later E. C. Stacy, postmasters.

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inspector is on site every day to ensure the quality of our
products. Located in Southern Minnesota, we buy locally
grown beef and pork.

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